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Population profile


People walking up the High Street

Population/households

  • Population 130,717 (2001 census)
  • Owner occupied households 66.62% (2001)
  • Average house prices (April – June 2005) £266,128
  • Average rooms per household (April – June 2005) 5.75
  • Average total income (2002 – 2003) £31,300
  • Households with 2+ cars (2001) 44.44%
  • Average household size 2.48 (2001)
  • Lone parent households 6.15% (2001)
  • Married couples with dependent child 19.37% (2001)
  • Married couples without dependent child 13.97% (2001)
  • One person households 29.07% (2001)

According to the 2001 census:

  • 61,420 of the population are economically active
  • 35,270 work in the Borough
  • 26,150 work outside the Borough
  • 1% are unemployed

Occupations of Guildford’s population (2004/5)
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 statistics (this window opens in a new page) Figures are percentage of Guildford's population.

  • Administrative and Secretarial 10.53%
  • Associate  Professional and Technical occupations  17.11%
  • Elementary(unskilled) 12.13%
  • Managers & Senior Officials 17.11%
  • Operative (factory/machine worker) 3.65%
  • Professional 15.35%
  • Skilled trades 12.13%

Strengths

  • Transport links are great.  There are good access links to major roads such as the A3, M25, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.  Guildford is about 35 minutes journey by train to London.
  • Leisure and cultural amenities are high quality, and the blend of an attractive town centre and access to beautiful countryside creates a formula for great quality of life.
  • Educational choice is high with excellent schools, Guildford College, The College of Law, Guildford School of Acting, The Academy of Contemporary Music and the University of Surrey all located in the borough.
  • Guildford has an award winning town centre with fantastic shops in an attractive, historic environment.
  • There are a number of National Trust and other historic buildings in the borough.  Guildford hosts one of the country's largest Heritage Open Days events each September because of its wealth of historic buildings.
  • It is home to over 4,000 businesses from start-ups to corporate HQ's.
  • The Surrey Research park bridges the academic and entrepreneurial worlds.

For more information about sponsorship contact our Strategic Projects Officer.

Strategic Projects Officer
Communications Services
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BB

Tel: 01483 444335
Email: sponsorship@guildford.gov.uk

 

Page last modified on 03/08/2007
Address: Guildford Borough Council, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BB Telephone: 01483 505050